The glory of their times book

Glory of their times 1st edition hardcover 1966 by lawrence s. A loving look back at the way baseball used to be, and the legends who played. The glory of their times by lawrence ritter on free audio book. Ritters most popular book is the glory of their times. Ritter has 27 books on goodreads with 9241 ratings.

Baseball was different in earlier daystougher, rawer, more intimatewhen giants like babe ruth and ty cobb ran the bases. Selected from the original tapes on which lawrence s. Pdf the glory of their times download full pdf book. It is widely acclaimed as one of the great books written about baseball. Glory of their times, the, the story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it ritter, lawrence s. Sam crawford, the star of the book, has still not really forgiven his teammate ty cobb for his nearpsychotic touchiness. Roger angell, the new yorkerquite simply the best sports book in recent memory. Glory of their times, the, the story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it. The glory of their times movies the new york times. Nelson algreni could happily reread every summer for the rest of my life that greatest of all baseball books, the glory of their times. The story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it is a 1966 book, edited by lawrence ritter, telling the stories of early 20th century baseball. From the vinyl collection recorded with reaper from an audiotechnica atlp120usb turntable with a sure m97xe cartridge.

This new enlarged edition of the glory of their times contains the complete text and all the photographs that were in the original book, published in 1966, plus for the first time the firstperson stories of four additional majorleague players george gibson, babe herman, specs toporcer, and hall of famer hank greenberg. This is a wonderful book, nostalgic but still powerful. The glory of their times is the abbreviated title of a 1966 book by lawrence ritter the full title is the glory of their times. The story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it is a 1966 book, edited by lawrence ritter, telling the stories of. In the monumental classic the glory of their times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of those who played and lived the game. Ritter, a university professor, used his summers to interview players from the turn of the century. This is a field in which little truth is to be found, and less poetry. The story of baseball told by the men who played it. Buy glory of their times by lawrence s ritter online at alibris. An economist and new york university professor, as a writer the late lawrence ritter is best remembered for his baseball book the glory of their times.

First published in 1966, the glory of their times is a universally hailed classic. All in all, the glory of their times seems to me quite simply the best sports book in recent memory. Glory of their times, the, the story of the early days of. He was inspired by the death of ty cobb to preserve oral histories. Review the voices of the games distant past continue to reverberate with a distinct freshness in lawrence s. Ritter, whose pioneering oral history the glory of their times recounted the baseball world of the early 20th century, died sunday at his apartment in manhattan. Glory of their times written by anonymous on april 25th, 2006. Quality of recordings was poor but one could almost see the faces of the old timers faces light up when they told their stories. The story of the early days of baseball, 1896 1916. In the monumental classic the glory of their times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of.